Florida State to be challenged by Wake Forest’s running game

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FSU will be attempting to do something this week it has yet to do under Jimbo Fisher, win back-to-back games. The Seminoles bounced back nicely last week, especially in the second half, from the pasting in Norman. Now, they open their ACC schedule against a reeling Wake Forest team that was spanked at Stanford last week, 68-24.

“I am anxious to see,” Jimbo said when asked how his team will respond from its first victory over a school in the division formerly known as I-A.

“We will see if we can remember why we had success last week. It will be the same approach.”

FSU’s defense will face a different challenge this week with Wake Forest’s running game. The Deacs enjoyed four years of Riley Skinner, the program’s all-time leading passer. But with Skinner gone they more resemble the Jim Grobe teams that led the conference in rushing four times between 2001-05.

Wake enters seventh nationally – and second in the ACC – in rushing offense with 283.7 yard per game.

“You’ve got to be physical, you’ve got to be disciplined, you’ve got to hold your gaps, keep leverage on the ball and train your eyes to look at the right stuff,” Fisher said. “They’re just a good, aggressive, well-coached team.”